Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 343 is about "momentum".

"The timing that the Supreme God chose for us wasn't good," the bespectacled man said calmly. "If we had been placed next to the characters in the story earlier, we could have saved a lot of time."

This was a team that appeared out of nowhere in front of the Raccoon City checkpoint. There were nine men and three women, all dressed in the same uniform. Their black bodysuits concealed their presence and figures, yet they still gave off a sense of formidable power.

They suddenly appeared in the crowded area outside the checkpoint, but strangely, they directly parted the almost impenetrable crowd, preventing anyone else from squeezing into their area. The people blocked in front of the gate were still shouting and cursing, desperately pushing and shoving forward, but they all seemed to consciously avoid them.

The man at the very front silently looked up at the fully armed soldiers above the checkpoint and the arrogant supervisor, Kane, lost in thought. His physique wasn't exaggerated, but even his back exuded immense power. Standing at the forefront of the group, it was easy to see that he was their leader, their strongest shield and spear.

Hearing the words coming from behind, he said, "Chu Xuan, let's analyze this... our mission, and your plan."

The man called Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "A plan isn't something that can be done overnight... Right now, all I can tell you is the meaning behind the mission."

"And...our 'momentum'."

A boy standing next to Chu Xuan looked at his watch, his brows furrowed. He hadn't expected that the Demon Team would not only be caught up in a horror movie ahead of schedule, but also that their mission was completely different from what he remembered.

"Defeat the Umbrella Corporation's operations in Raccoon City and protect the protagonist's group as they leave Raccoon City. Each member of the team will be rewarded with one C-level side quest... For each main character that survives, the team will receive 1,000 reward points; for each main character that is killed, the team will lose 10,000 reward points."

"After Angie is rescued, the Central Continent Team will enter Resident Evil 2, with their location randomly assigned... Killing an enemy team member who hasn't activated their gene lock will grant a C-level side quest and 2000 reward points; killing an enemy team member who has activated their gene lock will grant a B-level side quest and 7000 reward points. Each friendly team member killed will result in a negative one-point count, and each enemy member killed will result in a positive one-point count. The final count multiplied by 2000 will determine the reward points for the remaining members of both teams. If the opposing team is wiped out, the remaining members will receive a C-level side quest."

As if sensing the boy's anxiety, Chu Xuan glanced at him: "Experience alone isn't enough, whether that experience comes from horror movies themselves, or..."

“This round seems far too difficult…” The boy’s brows remained furrowed, and he bit his thumb hard. “We’ve been placed on the opposite side of the Umbrella Corporation, and we also have to deal with the Central Continent Team. So what’s the advantage of us entering the horror movie first? The main characters can’t provide enough help at all, and they might even become the Central Continent Team’s Achilles’ heel that threatens us!”

Upon hearing his words, the expressions of the others changed.

A burly white man said in a rough voice, "Damn it, this is really frustrating. In the last team fight, we were the first to engage, but we were chased down by that god team. And now, after only one more game, it's the same thing again!"

The boy sneered, "Francos, what right do you have to complain? Do you know why we were still being chased and beaten even with Zheng Zha in Shu Mountain? It's because you can't stand on your own and can't fulfill your combat obligations! If it weren't for a bunch of weaklings like you, our Demon Team wouldn't be in such a frustrating situation!"

"Li Xiaoyi, stop your bullying... bullying!" François roared. "Did you win the battle you were in charge of?"

"Hehe, our Demon Team is quite energetic," a handsome, long-haired young man chuckled gently, his gaze shifting between Li Xiaoyi and Francis. However, his eyes held no warmth; his cold gaze was as if he were eyeing prey. The handsome young man's words silenced the two men.

François didn't dare make a sound and immediately turned his head to the other side. A beautiful blonde girl grabbed his arm, which eased his slight trembling.

Li Xiaoyi didn't say much, but looked at Chu Xuan with a cold face: "What are your thoughts?"

Chu Xuan looked at the supervisor above the checkpoint. Right now, he was just standing there arrogantly. Once the virus spread at night, this person would shut down the checkpoint.

Chu Xuan said calmly, "You've misunderstood."

"Oh?" Li Xiaoyi frowned.

“The Supreme God has indeed placed us on the opposite side of the Umbrella Corporation, but we know that the Umbrella Corporation is unaware of this,” Chu Xuan said. “In fact, we have many channels to establish cooperation with the Umbrella Corporation… This is beneficial to both the characters in the story and us.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Xiaoyi: "Don't you find it strange? If we are destined to be attacked by the Umbrella Corporation from the very beginning, what is the point of entering the horror movie first? There is no absolute fairness in front of the main god, but the logic of team battle is fair... This is a contradiction."

"Of course, one must also grasp the 'momentum'... If this point isn't understood, the team that enters the horror movie first might suffer losses or even casualties due to conflicts with the Umbrella Corporation," Chu Xuan said calmly. "Just like when we were in Shu Mountain, although we couldn't use their power to directly harm the Celestial Team, we could still create opportunities for our subsequent retreat. Therefore, the 'momentum' of those who enter first is inevitable, but if they are foolish, this 'momentum' might become an obstacle for them."

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's analysis, the man standing at the front nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

Chu Xuan raised his wrist, and everyone immediately looked at their watches... They were already used to this gesture; it meant they were to see the requirements of the Supreme God.

Although Chu Xuan never needed to look at it again...

"I don't know if you've noticed, but there are requirements related to the story characters," Chu Xuan said calmly. "The extra reward points are based on the number of survivors. It's a very clear reward and punishment mechanism... but the punishment is based on us killing the story characters, not the story characters being killed. Understand?"

"This is to prevent us from reducing the difficulty of the mission by killing plot characters, rather than turning the plot characters into our weakness... Otherwise, this reward and punishment mechanism would not work. As long as one plot character dies, even if everyone else survives, it will not make up for the loss of 10,000 reward points."

"But until we turn Umbrella Corporation into reward points... it will only be our 'momentum'."

(End of this chapter)